Tesla Model S Plaid Drag Races Nissan GT-R, Destruction Comes With Zero Effort

In theory, the presence of the brand-spanking new Tesla Model S Plaid at the drag strip shouldn't be disruptive. After all, everybody knows the tri-motor monster comes with a quarter-mile time of 9.23s, so it's not like its performance can surprise any potential competitors, right? Things don't work like that in the real world, where the 1/4-mile number of the 1,020-hp monster can be affected by factors such as the track pr... (continue reading...)